{"id":1478,"date":"2005-08-31T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2005-08-31T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delascabezas.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/02\/20\/noodles-dinos-and-apocalyptic-happenings\/"},"modified":"2019-02-20T21:56:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T21:56:55","slug":"noodles-dinos-and-apocalyptic-happenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delascabezas.com\/blog\/index.php\/2005\/08\/31\/noodles-dinos-and-apocalyptic-happenings\/","title":{"rendered":"Noodles, Dinos, and Apocalyptic Happenings"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I think I may convert to Pastafarianism<\/A>. My decision was sparked by reading this article<\/A> which pretty clearly states the current affairs in terms of the \u201caverage Joe\u2019s” understanding of the great wide world. Combine that with the recent group of dinosaur-based real estate purchases<\/A>, and you end up with a public that will soon be looking to Disneyworld instead of the encyclopedia for scientific facts. Maybe the Fed will start underwriting Disney’s general operations with grants for education.<\/p>\n

But, we all knew that the U.S. is suffering from intellectual rot. I came here today to rant a little about what is going on down south.<\/p>\n

was good enough to post a synopsis<\/A> of how our Commander in Chief has done in the last couple days.<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/A>, Monday<\/A><\/p>\n

But wait, then I see shit like this email, likening the hurricane to a fetus<\/A>, and therefore a sign of god\u2019s wrath. Apparently the CCL did not notice that there are a metric fuckton more churches in old New Orleans then there are abortion clinics.<\/p>\n

This country really makes me queasy. I have still not fully recovered my wits sufficiently to engage my family on the last major correspondence<\/A> I got. Maybe I can move to Iraq. I mean, they are going to have a new constitution and stuff – maybe it will take a few years for the bullshit and corruption to overtake the democratic ideals (even if they are being forced upon a decidedly non-democratically inclined cultural group). But then, I read about the road their constitutional convention has taken<\/A> and I realize, that is a shot in the dark.<\/p>\n

For all its failings as a movie, one thing I loved about Starship Troopers was compulsory civil service to attain citizenship. If, in order to become ELIGIBLE for civil service, you had to pass a basic civics \/ intelligence exam, all the better. Oh yeah, tie citizenship to reproductive rights or something while you are at it – build your own utopia… Just add sea monkies.<\/p>\n

I’m sorry I let my angst get the better of me – I really do have something constructive to say here.<\/p>\n

Many of you who have known me for a long time know that I have long joked about “running away to” or “relocating” to New Orleans. Part of me is glad I never did – part of me wonders if I shouldn’t. I have a couple friends there, there will clearly be opportunity to DO things once they pump the water out. Maybe this is an opportunity to be a part of the genesis of something, rather than constantly wishing for mass destruction and griping about the state of things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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